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Household of John Allan (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Allan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allan, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Allan, born in 1843 in Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Harvey Eliza (born 1865 in Croydon, Surrey, England), William (born 1866 in -), Albert (born 1878 in Lee, Kent, England) and Rose (born 1877 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodgers Head, William (born 1851 in Wrexham, Buckinghamshire, England) and John's Nephew, Herbert (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Allan's household

Male

John

Allan

Head
Female

Harriet

Allan

Wife
Female

Harvey Eliza

Allan

Daughter
Male

William

Allan

Son
Male

Albert

Allan

Son
Male

William

Toms

Lodgers Head
Female

Emma

Toms

Wife
Female

Rose

Toms

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Woodin

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allan

Head

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harriet

Allan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dorset, England

Harvey Eliza

Allan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Allan

Son

Single

15

1866

-

Albert

Allan

Son

Single

3

1878

Lee, Kent, England

William

Toms

Lodgers Head

Married

30

1851

Wrexham, Buckinghamshire, England

Emma

Toms

Wife

Married

31

1850

Snodland, Kent, England

Rose

Toms

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lee, Kent, England

Herbert

Woodin

Nephew

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

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